Prevalence of Human Melioidosis on Hainan Island in China
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- Yang Song
- Medical Research Institute
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- Tong Shide
- Medical Research Institute
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- Mo Chengjin
- Laboratory of Hainan People's Hospital
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- Jiang Zhongjun
- Medical Research Institute
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- Yang Sun
- Medical Research Institute
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- Ma Yuhai
- Medical Research Institute
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- Lu Zhenzi
- Medical Research Institute
Abstract
Eight human cases of melioidosis were diagnosed at Hainan People's Hospital over a period of one year. Four of the cases were of septicemia form, while the rest were of chronic form with abscesses in different organs. All the isolates were intrinsically resistant to cefazolin, cefuroxime, and gentamicin, while being rather sensitive to ampicillin/sulbactam, ticarcillin/clavulanic acid, and imipenem. A serological survey of exotoxin antibodies at different farms showed that Xinglong was a farm seriously devastated by Burkholderia pseudomallei, while the mountainous farm of Licai had the lowest prevalence (P<0.01). From the results of serological survey and melioidosis case distribution, it could be clearly seen that melioidosis predominantly exists in coastal plain regions around this island, where the altitude above sea-level is below 100m, the annual rainfall is up to 2, 300mm and a rather warm climate in coldest months of December and January.
Journal
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- Japanese Journal of Microbiology
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Japanese Journal of Microbiology 42 (9), 651-654, 1998
Center For Academic Publications Japan
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1571980078012250368
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- NII Article ID
- 130003484639
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- ISSN
- 03855600
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- CiNii Articles